Decimal Addition and Subtraction Word Problem Practice

Daniel had $6.78. His grandmother gave him $3.14. How much money does Daniel have now?

• $9.92
• $9.82
• $3.64
• $9.90

Jenna ran 3.2 miles. Carter ran 1.44 miles. How much farther did Jenna run? 

• 1.56 miles 
• 2.24 miles 
• 1.84 miles 
• 1.76 miles 

Nancy was buying food for her birthday party. She bought a 52.93 oz bag of barbeque chips and a 79.6 oz bag of regular chips. How many ounces did she buy altogether?

• 132.53 ounces
• -33.33 ounces
• 26.77 ounces
• 15.47 ounces

Jane subtracted 4 - 1.38 and got the difference of 3.38. Is she correct?

• Yes, 4 minus 1 is 3, and the .38 stays the same.

• No, you can't subtract 4 - 1.38.

• No, she needs to add zeros in her decimal places beside the 4 and regroup.

At the greenhouse, they have a watering can on sale for $13.79. The watering can is normally priced at $15. How much would someone save if they buy it on sale?

• $1.21

• $28.79

• $13.64

• $13.94

Jerry bought 6.95 lbs. of cherry and lime jelly beans for his birthday party. If 1.75 lbs. were cherry flavor, how many pounds were lime flavor?

• 5.2 lbs.

• 8.7 lbs.

• 9.7 lbs.

• 5.02 lbs.

A weatherman was measuring the amount of rain two cities received over a week. City A received 3.74 inches while City B received 9.8 inches. What was the total amount of rain for the two cities?

• 13.54 inches

• 6.06 inches

• 7 days

• 13.54 rains

Dale bought 3.3 pounds of potatoes and 0.45 pounds of carrots. How many pounds of vegetables did he buy in all?

Aaron went to the store and bought a bag of apples that cost $3.75 and a jar of peanut butter that cost $4.89. If he has $10.00, how much change should he get back?

• $8.64

• $6.25

• $5.11

• $1.36

While at the grocery store, Mrs. Martin noticed that there were two different sized bottles of hot sauce, one was 16.9 ounces and the other 32.55 ounces. What is the difference in weight of the two bottles of hot sauce?

WHICH OPERATION WOULD YOU USE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?

• Division

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition